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POD: Maximin de Bompart and his French Fleet gets better winds and manages to relieve the French Colony of Guadeloupe. Because of this, the British never take Guadeloupe in the Seven years war (1755-1763) and although the British conquer Canada, the French get it back in the Peace Treaty. (Whatever arguments are made that the Treaty of Versailles in 1918 was too harsh, the Treaty of Paris in 1763 could very easily be argued in the other direction)

Are the colonies willing to revolt with the spectre of the French Empire so close? OTOH, it means that the efforts of the colonists in fighting against the French & Indians were more or less wasted.

If so, does France consider helping the Colonists revolt, or would they be viewed as a threat to the French Empire and as such largely ignored?

If they do revolt, is supply to the Rebels easier?

And, given that in this scenario that French Posession more or less completely surrround a new USA (other than Florida), how long until the USA's expansion puts all of the Continental French posessions at risk?
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